Boom
I had my first proper character death last night. ( Fadilah died, but that was a heroic sacrifice in the last session of the game, so I don't really count it.) Lyzara the witch is dead, and has taken all the plot that was about to happen to her with it. Serves Marc right for the giant poisonous exploding zombie snake. :)
So, more stuff the Church of England likes...
#3 Quirky Vicars
It's Friday night. You've recently moved to a new village. You've had a hard week unpacking and you decide to head down to the local pub for the evening for a bit of R&R. You've heard the local band are going to be playing, and by all accounts they're pretty good.
You're sitting in the pub, sipping your drink when from outside you hear the roar of a Harley Davidson. It pulls into the carpark and in walks a leather-clad figure. He goes to the bar and orders a Guinness. He drinks half of it, then heads over to the corner of the bar where the band are waiting. He picks up the guitar, and proceeds to belt out Motorhead's Ace of Spades. He follows this up with a selection of metal hits, then drinks the rest of his Guinness and leaves. As the Harley roars away, you turn to your new friends with an expression of curiosity.
"That was Nigel," they say, as if that explains everything.
On Sunday morning you're out in your new garden when you hear the Harley again. It's Nigel, but this time he's wearing a dog collar and he's heading for the church.
Congratulations - you've got a quirky vicar.
What it is about the Church of England that leads its clergy to play in rock bands, design fireworks or pimp their rides, I have no idea. There was a time when the priesthood was more an accident of birth than a calling (a younger son of a respectable family had few career options besides the church and the military) but this certainly isn't the case now. Vicars are generally at least as fond of God as they are about their antique bicycle collection or owl tagging group.
For the epitome of quirky vicars, take a look at Lionel Fanthorpe. He may technically be Church In Wales rather than Church of England, but he's still Anglican, and as quirky as they come.
Whatever the reason is for all this strange behaviour, the end result is a bunch of vicars who are great fun to be around. The stereotypical vicar is prim and prissy and up on a pedestal, but the quirky vicar has jumped down to muck in with the rest of us. And I mean the rest of us; even an atheist like me can get on well with a quirky vicar, as they tend to be English enough not to go talking about religion all the time and we can get on with the serious business of sci-fi novels, rock music and chocolate.
So, more stuff the Church of England likes...
#3 Quirky Vicars
It's Friday night. You've recently moved to a new village. You've had a hard week unpacking and you decide to head down to the local pub for the evening for a bit of R&R. You've heard the local band are going to be playing, and by all accounts they're pretty good.
You're sitting in the pub, sipping your drink when from outside you hear the roar of a Harley Davidson. It pulls into the carpark and in walks a leather-clad figure. He goes to the bar and orders a Guinness. He drinks half of it, then heads over to the corner of the bar where the band are waiting. He picks up the guitar, and proceeds to belt out Motorhead's Ace of Spades. He follows this up with a selection of metal hits, then drinks the rest of his Guinness and leaves. As the Harley roars away, you turn to your new friends with an expression of curiosity.
"That was Nigel," they say, as if that explains everything.
On Sunday morning you're out in your new garden when you hear the Harley again. It's Nigel, but this time he's wearing a dog collar and he's heading for the church.
Congratulations - you've got a quirky vicar.
What it is about the Church of England that leads its clergy to play in rock bands, design fireworks or pimp their rides, I have no idea. There was a time when the priesthood was more an accident of birth than a calling (a younger son of a respectable family had few career options besides the church and the military) but this certainly isn't the case now. Vicars are generally at least as fond of God as they are about their antique bicycle collection or owl tagging group.
For the epitome of quirky vicars, take a look at Lionel Fanthorpe. He may technically be Church In Wales rather than Church of England, but he's still Anglican, and as quirky as they come.
Whatever the reason is for all this strange behaviour, the end result is a bunch of vicars who are great fun to be around. The stereotypical vicar is prim and prissy and up on a pedestal, but the quirky vicar has jumped down to muck in with the rest of us. And I mean the rest of us; even an atheist like me can get on well with a quirky vicar, as they tend to be English enough not to go talking about religion all the time and we can get on with the serious business of sci-fi novels, rock music and chocolate.